Lake Leake, Tasmania
Lake Leake | |
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Aerial photo from the east of Lake Leake (kunawi) showing Rawlinna Village (Kalangadoo) at the left of the lake | |
Lake Leake | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′S 147°48′E / 42.017°S 147.800°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 176 (2006 census) |
| Postcode | 7210 |
Lake Leake (palawa kani: kunawi) is the name of both a man-made water storage reservoir and a small township in the eastern midlands of Tasmania. The locality is split between two local authorities:
The lake can hold 22.076 gigalitres (779,600,000 cu ft) of water. The lake was named after Charles Henry Leake (1819-1889), a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. At the 2006 census, Lake Leake had a population of 176.